Quoting william villanueva ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I've just gotten hold of an old ECS notebook and was thinking of trying > to install linux on it. The problem is that it can only mount one drive > at a time, either the floppy or the cdrom. And the bios is old such > that you can only boot from a floppy. > > Any recommended steps to install linux on it?
Old laptops with no CD-ROMs are always an interesting challenge. The case divides into two sub-cases: 1. Unit has a PCMCIA port. In that case, your easiest option is to borrow a PCMCIA ethernet card, and install from either a machine on your local network or the Internet. 2. Unit lacks PCMCIA ports. Then, do one of these: o PLIP install. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.html o Installation using only floppies. Slackware is good for this. o Remove the laptop's hard drive, put it in a desktop unit, do the install, and move it back. In any event, always research what's known about Linux on your make/model of laptop via the Linux on Laptops Web pages: http://www.linux-laptop.net/ -- Cheers, "Learning Java has been a slow and tortuous process for me. Every Rick Moen few minutes, I start screaming 'No, you fools!' and have to go [EMAIL PROTECTED] read something from _Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs_ to de-stress." -- The Cube, www.forum3000.org _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
